Reinforce the structure, organization, and terms of the 5-paragraph essay with these fun "scrambled essay" activities! Both hands-on "paper and glue" and digital "drag and drop" versions are included. 3 different scrambled essays are provided.
Students are given a scrambled essay and are tasked with unscrambling and putting the essay together according to the general essay format. Perfect for students to work individually, in pairs, or in small groups to review the format and structure of the 5-paragraph essay in an engaging and fun way!
Perfect for new essay writers, hesitant and struggling writers, or included as a fun activity with your essay writing unit.
This Scrambled Essay Activity Unit includes:
✳️ 3 Different Scrambled 5-paragraph essays of varying difficulty levels
✳️ "Piecing and Essay Together" Graphic Organizers for all three essays
✳️ Completed (Unscrambled) Graphic Organizers for review for all three essays
✳️ Complete Product - the full 5-paragraph essay for all three essays
Includes both PRINTABLE and DIGITAL VERSIONS for Distance Learning and In-Person Classrooms.
✴️ Sample Teaching Agenda (approximately 3-day to 2-week unit)
✴️ Teacher Notes & Preparation Instructions for both the "Paper and Glue" and "Drag and Drop" versions
Print Version: Students cut out the scrambled sentences of the essay, then arrange and paste the sentence strips to the appropriate place in the graphic organizer
Digital Version: Students are given access and tasked with dragging and dropping the digital sentence strips into the appropriate place in the graphic organizer.
You can have students re-do the exercise again with the same essay or have students unscramble a different essay after learning the terms and structure to demonstrate their newly acquired knowledge.